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	South Ossetia
		South Ossetia is formally part of the Georgian region of Shida Kartli.
		The Republic of South Ossetia is not a territorially contiguous entity.
		South Ossetia covers an area of about 3,900km² on the southern side of the Caucasus, separated by the mountains from the more populous North Ossetia (part of Russia) and extending southwards almost to the Mtkvari river in Georgia.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/so/south_ossetia.html (1693 words)

	The history of South Ossetia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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		A short history of South Ossetia from 1903 to 1991.
		Georgian troops are pulling out of the breakaway South Ossetia region a day after winning control of strategic positions near the regional capital Tskhinvali.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/63/index-ri.html (83 words)

	South Ossetia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Ossetia is formally part of the Georgian region of Shida Kartli.
		Many South Ossetians were resettled in uninhabited areas of North Ossetia from which the Ingush had been expelled by Stalin in 1944, leading to conflicts between Ossetians and Ingush over the right of residence in former Ingush territory.
		South Ossetia covers an area of about 3,900km² on the southern side of the Caucasus, separated by the mountains from the more populous North Ossetia (part of Russia) and extending southwards almost to the Mtkvari river in Georgia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Ossetia (1944 words)

	Station Information - South Ossetia
		South Ossetia is a mountainous region in Georgia, inhabited mainly by Ossetians who fled to the Southern Caucasus from Mongol invasions in 14th century.
		The term "South Ossetia" was introduced by Soviet forces, who occuppied Georgia in 1921.
		The governments of Georgia and South Ossetia reached an agreement to avoid the use of force against one another, and Georgia pledged not to impose sanctions against South Ossetia.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/s/so/south_ossetia.html (193 words)

	ipedia.com: South Ossetia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Republic of South Ossetia (in Russian Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya, Республика Южная Осетия; in Ossetic language Respublikae Xyssar Iryston, Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон) is a de facto independent republic within Georgia.
		South Ossetia covers an area of about 3,900km² on the southern side of the Caucasus, separated by the mountains from the more populous North Ossetia (part of Russia) and extending southwards almost to the Kura river in Georgia.
		Although South Ossetia had its own language (Ossetian), Russian was – and still is – the only administrative language.
	www.ipedia.com /south_ossetia.html (1243 words)

	Encyclopedia: South Ossetia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Flag of South Ossetia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
		Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start...
		South Ossetia Ossetic or Ossetian is an Iranian language spoken on the slopes of the Caucasus mountains on the borders of Russia and Georgia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South_Ossetia (3843 words)

	South Ossetia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Republic of South Ossetia (in Russian Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya, РеспубликаЮжная Осетия; in Ossetic language Respublikae Xyssar Iryston,Республикæ ХуссарИрыстон) is a de facto independent republic within Georgia.
		South Ossetia covers an area of about 3,900km² on the southern side of the Caucasus, separated by the mountains from the more populous North Ossetia (part of Russia) and extending southwards almost tothe Kura river in Georgia.
		Many South Ossetians were resettled inuninhabited areas of North Ossetia from which the Ingush had been expelled by Stalin in 1944, leading to conflicts between Ossetians and Ingush over the right of residence in former Ingush territory.
	www.therfcc.org /south-ossetia-75237.html (966 words)

	Talk:South Ossetia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Ossetia is at independent as Chechnya or her East African counterpart Somaliland.
		South Ossetia has de facto recognition but regardless of how well they are known.
		Therefore, for Russians to annex South Ossetia, they may have to ethnically cleanse the remaining Georgian population there, which, hopefully, the international community will not allow them to do so, nor the current Georgian government will surrender without putting up a fight like they did in 1991 after Yeltsin’s threats to bomb Tbilisi.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:South_Ossetia (908 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Country profiles \| Regions and territories: South Ossetia
		South Ossetia is inhabited mostly by ethnic Ossetians who speak a language remotely related to Farsi.
		South Ossetia, its economy and infrastructure a shambles and crime rife, faded from the headlines.
		South Ossetia and Tbilisi accused each other of being responsible when shells were fired in Tskhinvali in September 2005 as the region marked the anniversary of its declaration of independence.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3797729.stm (814 words)

	South Ossetia information - Search.com
		South Ossetia (Ossetian: Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон, Respublikæ Xussar Iryston; Russian: Республика Южная Осетия, Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya; Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთი, Samkhret Oseti) is a self-proclaimed (de facto) republic within Georgia.
		Georgia itself refuses to recognise South Ossetia as a distinct entity; the government calls it by the medieval name of Samachablo or, more recently, Tskhinvali region (after the republic's capital).
		On January 25 2005, President Saakashvili presented a Georgian vision for resolving the South Ossetian conflict at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session in Strasbourg.
	www.search.com /reference/South_Ossetia (1404 words)

	South Ossetia Goes to Europe - Kommersant Moscow
		Head of the temporary administration of South Ossetia Dmitry Sanakoev appeared before the European Parliament committee on cooperation with Georgia yesterday in Brussels.
		Sanakoev said that he and his supporters are “for broad autonomy for South Ossetia as part of Georgia,” but guarantees of the Ossetian people's security are needed from the European community.
		“The residents of South Ossetia confirmed a course toward independence and selected their president in a referendum at the end of 2006,” advisor to the president of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev told Kommersant.
	www.kommersant.com /p778174/South_Ossetia (803 words)

	Avtandil Menteshashvili - Some national and ethnic problems in Georgia (1918-1922)
		The uprisal in South Ossetia left its mark on further policy of the Georgian government in respect to the Communists of Georgia who, despite the right to legal activity granted them by the treaty of 7 May, were persecuted as the "initiators and participants" of the South Ossetian armed uprising.
		The erroneous standpoint of the South Ossetian Bolsheviks was well demonstrated in a document entitled Memorandum of the South Ossetian Workers", of May 28, 1920, addressed to all the chief Party, Soviet and military organizations of Russia and signed by 70 leading Communists of South Ossetia.
		The workers and proletarians of South Ossetia occupying an area north of Tiflis and Kutaisi gubernia and adjoining the Soviet Terek district have overturned the miserable rule of Georgian Mensheviks within its boundaries as that rule was forced upon and extremely unpopular among the people.
	sisauri.tripod.com /politic/ossetia.htm (3367 words)

	Foreign Policy In Focus - Self-Determination - Regional Conflict Profile - Ossetia
		After South Ossetia declared independence (not internationally recognized, and as distinct from sovereignty) on November 28, 1991, Georgia in April 1992 reestablished the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.
		In North Ossetia, ethnic Ingush refugees in the Prigorodnyi (literally "Suburban") region around the capital Vladikavkaz were demanding the re-attachment of that region (severed by Stalin) to Ingushetia.
		Because the referendum was held by the "Republic of South Ossetia" on its own initiative without central Georgian participation, the EU and the OSCE condemned it, declaring it illegal and void.
	www.fpif.org /selfdetermination/conflicts/ossetia_body.html (1295 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - South Ossetia Crisis Stokes Tension Between Russia and Georgia
		As a tenuous ceasefire remains in effect in Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia, the war of words between Tbilisi and Moscow is escalating.
		Both Abkhazia and South Ossetia established de facto independence in the early 1990s after emerging as the winners of armed conflicts against Georgian government forces.
		The same day, a Russian MP Mikhail Markelov, who recently traveled to South Ossetia on a personal fact-finding mission, made an inflammatory allegation that Chechen militants were active in the region, effectively serving as allies of Georgian government forces.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav082504.shtml (1232 words)

	The Ultimate Ossetia - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians.
		Its territory currently straddles the political divide between North Ossetia-Alania in Russia, and South Ossetia in Georgia.
		Tualläg in the south, in the Georgian central region of Shida Kartli.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Ossetians (214 words)

	Elections in South Ossetia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Elections in South Ossetia gives information on election and election results in South Ossetia.
		South Ossetia elects a head of state (the president) and a legislature.
		Elections in South Ossetia, Last elections, Past elections, See also, External links and Elections in South Ossetia.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Elections_in_South_Ossetia (93 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Georgian President Unveils South Ossetia Peace Plan
		South Ossetia is an independent state, and this status is not going to be discussed," the Russian news service Interfax quoted Kokoiti as saying.
		Experts also believe the new autonomy program for South Ossetia was meant to deflect earlier PACE criticism of a framework plan outlining the relationship between Tbilisi and the autonomous region of Ajaria.
		The difference is the economy of South Ossetia is not as strong as in Abkhazia.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav012705.shtml (1483 words)

	South Ossetia countries and capital cities information
		South OssetiaThe '''Republic of South Ossetia''' (in Ossetic languageOssetian ''Respublikae Xussar Iryston'', and#1056;and#1077;and#1089;and#1087;and#1091;and#1073;and#1083;and#1080;and#1082;and#230; and#1061;and#1091;and#1089;and#1089;and#1072;and#1088; and#1048;and#1088;and#1099;and#1089;and#1090;and#1086;and#1085;; in Russian languageRussian ''Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya'', and#1056;and#1077;and#1089;and#1087;and#1091;and#1073;and#1083;and#1080;and#1082;and#1072; and#1070;and#1078;and#1085;and#1072;and#1103; and#1054;and#1089;and#1077;and#1090;and#1080;and#1103;; in Georgian languageGeorgian ''Samkhreti Osetia'', and#4321;and#4304;and#4315;and#4334;and#4320;and#4308;and#4311;and#4312; and#4317;and#4321;and#4308;and#4311;and#4312;and#4304;) is a ''de facto'' independent republic within Georgia (country)Georgia.
		UTC +3 } == Geography and economy == South Ossetia covers an area of about 3,900kmandsup2; on the southern side of the Caucasus, separated by the mountains from the more populous North Ossetia (part of Russia) and extending southwards almost to the Mtkvari river in Georgia.
		Tuallandauml;g in the south became what is now South Ossetia, part of the historical Georgian pricipality of Samachablo, where Ossetians found refuge from Mongol invaders.
	www.dancinglessonsfromgod.co.uk /countries-capital-cities/south-ossetia.htm (1676 words)

	AllRefer.com - Georgia - Threats of Fragmentation - South Ossetia \| Georgian Information Resource
		The autonomous areas of South Ossetia and Abkhazia added to the problems of Georgia's post-Soviet governments.
		The first major crisis faced by the Gamsakhurdia regime was in the South Ossetian Autonomous Region, which was largely populated by Ossetians, a separate ethnic group speaking a language based on Persian (see Population and Ethnic Composition, this ch.).
		When the South Ossetian regional legislature took its first steps toward secession and union with the North Ossetian Autonomous Republic of Russia, Georgian forces invaded.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/georgia/georgia31.html (360 words)

	Sobaka :: No Man's Land: South Ossetia, a Peaceful Means of War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Not long ago this was the most bustling fl market in the South Caucasus where goods such as gasoline, cigarettes and vodka from Russia were openly sold, wreaking havoc on Georgia's negative economic growth rate.
		The men who fought in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the early '90s were freshly recruited young "patriots" under dubious command or Jaba Ioseliani's militia of criminals.
		It is here where arms, mercenaries and contraband enter the region, a claim denied by Russia and South Ossetia, who incidentally are opposed to an extension of the mandate.
	www.diacritica.com /sobaka/2004/sossetia.html (1756 words)

	Avtandil Menteshashvili - Some national and ethnic problems in Georgia (1918-1922)
		Therefore, the repressions of 1918-20 against the rebels of Abkhazia and South Ossetia can't be interpreted as a struggle of the government of the Georgian Democratic Republic against the Abkhaz and Ossetian peoples.
		Makopse (south of Tuapse), It is quite unambiguously shown in the book of geography written by Prince Vakhushti, the son of King Vakhtang VI, and moreover, in a map of Georgia drawn by an impartial witness, the Russian envoy Burnashev.
		A similar reference to the "Autonomous Republics of Abkhazia, Ajaristan (Ajaria) and South Ossetia" was made in a resolution of 27 February, 1922, of the CC Presidium of CP of Georgia concerning the "number of seats in the Central Executive Committee allotted by the Center to autonomous republics, army..." (*94).
	sisauri.tripod.com /politic/abkhazia.htm (13351 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com Georgia sends troops to South Ossetia's border
		Georgia is moving troops to South Ossetia's borders, a duty officer at the headquarters of the mixed peacekeeping forces deployed in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia's capital, has told RIA Novosti.
		Georgia is moving troops to South Ossetia's borders, a duty officer at the headquarters of the mixed peacekeeping forces deployed in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia's capital More details...
		In the early hours of Monday, the capital of South Ossetia Tskhinvali was shelled from mortars and grenade launchers, Irina Gagloyeva, the chairman of the information and press committee of South Ossetia (self-proclaimed republic in Georgia) More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2004/07/21/55154.html (1944 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		Afghanistan's recent history is characterized by war and civil strife, with intermittent periods of relative calm and stability.
		By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior.
		South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II when it annexed the territory.
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	South Ossetia: a war of nerves - Pravda.Ru
		South Ossetia's reaction to Georgia's possible denunciation of the Dagomys agreement was unambiguous.
		But you have to understand that South Ossetia is no Adzharia; there is also the factor of North Ossetia (which is part of Russia - A.P.).
		However, with Georgian troops amassing on the South Ossetian border, the bellicose statements made by Givi Iukuridze, Georgia's chief of the General Staff, that the country's armed forces will successfully fulfil their objectives should hostilities break out, have fuelled tensions in the already pressurised atmosphere.
	english.pravda.ru /world/2004/07/23/55189.html (526 words)

	Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Most of the land consists of vast plains, both in the European part and the Asian part that is largely known as Siberia.
		These plains are predominantly steppe to the south and heavily forested to the north, with tundra along the northern coast.
		Mountain ranges are found along the southern borders, such as the Caucasus (containing Mount Elbrus, Russia's and Europe's highest point at 5,633 m) and the Altai, and in the eastern parts, such as the Verkhoyansk Range or the volcanoes on Kamchatka.
	russia.ask.dyndns.dk (3340 words)

	ScienceDaily: South ossetia
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